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Euro Manganese enters offtake term sheet with battery-maker Verkor

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Euro Manganese has entered into an offtake term sheet with Verkor , a low-carbon battery manufacturer based in Grenoble, France, for the sale of high-purity manganese sulfate monohydrate (HPMSM) from the company’s Chvaletice Manganese Project in the Czech Republic. Earlier post.) The term sheet is non-binding.

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LCA finds EMN high-purity manganese products have lower carbon footprint than incumbent industry

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The purity of Chvaletice’s HPMSM exceeds the published Chinese specification, as impurities in Chvaletice’s HPMSM process are controlled to a tighter level. For HPMSM produced in China via EMM dissolution, the main contributor is the same: embodied emissions in the electricity grid mix.

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Volkswagen Group China building battery system factory in Anhui to strengthen BEV value chain

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The global strategy leads from vertical integration in the raw material market via building battery plants, as well as cell factories in collaboration with partners—amongst them the Chinese battery expert Gotion—to second life solutions and recycling.

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Hyundai to launch a new electric mini-SUV at €20K

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That too suggests that the electric version will be produced in the Czech Republic alongside the electric Kona, which starts in Germany at a pricier €36,400. What to expect performance-wise?

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EV startup Byton commissions D?rr for paint shop; EcoInCure technology

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The Chinese start-up Byton, which is developing fully networked and highly automated electric vehicles ( earlier post ) has commissioned Dürr to construct a complete paint shop. In October 2019, the Chinese OEM Future Mobility Corporation (FMC) will begin production of electric vehicles under the Byton brand at its company site in Nanjing.

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Volkswagen Group outselling GM in China

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While the situation in Brazil in particular remained tense, there was significant growth on the Chinese market. The positive delivery performance in Poland and the Czech Republic in particular offset the slight decline in Russia (-2.5%). There was also positive development in demand from customers in Europe.

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